NC H648

Creates Article 31A in Chapter 120 of North Carolina General Statutes to regulate commissioners sent to interstate conventions for proposing constitutional amendments under Article V.

Establishes that North Carolina will send seven commissioners plus alternates selected by joint resolution: three chosen by the Senate, three by the House, and one at-large chosen by both chambers upon recommendation of the President Pro Tempore and Speaker.

Requires commissioners to be U.S. citizens residing in North Carolina, at least 21 years old, not convicted felons, not registered lobbyists, not federal employees or contractors, and not holding statewide elected office; limits sitting General Assembly members to no more than four commissioners and four alternates.

Mandates commissioners take an oath to act within the scope of their commission and instructions, with commissioner authority limited to the narrowest of: the congressional call scope, the narrowest state application cited by Congress, or the actual application terms.

Makes it a Class I felony for a commissioner to exceed their authority by voting for or promoting convention actions outside their defined scope, except for nonbinding recommendations.